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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<tr>
<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     364,016</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      92,154</td>
<td class="r data">      86,799</td>
<td class="r data">       1,471</td>
<td class="r data">     183,343</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">    50.4</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     421,358</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     105,828</td>
<td class="r data">     100,958</td>
<td class="r data">       1,660</td>
<td class="r data">     212,582</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     459,160</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     120,510</td>
<td class="r data">     114,266</td>
<td class="r data">       2,703</td>
<td class="r data">     221,353</td>
<td class="r data">         328</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     461,383</td>
<td class="r data">       1,016</td>
<td class="r data">     122,089</td>
<td class="r data">     119,700</td>
<td class="r data">       3,082</td>
<td class="r data">     215,135</td>
<td class="r data">         361</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     464,378</td>
<td class="r data">       1,511</td>
<td class="r data">     130,884</td>
<td class="r data">     121,957</td>
<td class="r data">       3,576</td>
<td class="r data">     206,101</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     449,022</td>
<td class="r data">       2,479</td>
<td class="r data">     127,398</td>
<td class="r data">     121,752</td>
<td class="r data">       3,953</td>
<td class="r data">     193,062</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     432,331</td>
<td class="r data">       4,722</td>
<td class="r data">     124,030</td>
<td class="r data">     118,469</td>
<td class="r data">       4,409</td>
<td class="r data">     180,323</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     399,403</td>
<td class="r data">      16,342</td>
<td class="r data">     117,814</td>
<td class="r data">     103,672</td>
<td class="r data">       4,596</td>
<td class="r data">     156,599</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     370,608</td>
<td class="r data">      55,533</td>
<td class="r data">     112,959</td>
<td class="r data">      80,522</td>
<td class="r data">       4,924</td>
<td class="r data">     116,370</td>
<td class="r data">         300</td>
<td class="r data">    36.9</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     336,136</td>
<td class="r data">      72,385</td>
<td class="r data">     105,678</td>
<td class="r data">      67,779</td>
<td class="r data">       4,913</td>
<td class="r data">      85,138</td>
<td class="r data">         243</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     345,912</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      91,095</td>
<td class="r data">      82,543</td>
<td class="r data">       1,454</td>
<td class="r data">     170,580</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     401,837</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     104,638</td>
<td class="r data">      96,300</td>
<td class="r data">       1,636</td>
<td class="r data">     198,942</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     438,171</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     118,929</td>
<td class="r data">     109,169</td>
<td class="r data">       2,656</td>
<td class="r data">     207,100</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     440,665</td>
<td class="r data">         992</td>
<td class="r data">     120,482</td>
<td class="r data">     114,552</td>
<td class="r data">       3,044</td>
<td class="r data">     201,243</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     442,343</td>
<td class="r data">       1,473</td>
<td class="r data">     128,718</td>
<td class="r data">     116,749</td>
<td class="r data">       3,449</td>
<td class="r data">     191,619</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     427,825</td>
<td class="r data">       2,406</td>
<td class="r data">     125,613</td>
<td class="r data">     116,499</td>
<td class="r data">       3,820</td>
<td class="r data">     179,120</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     411,865</td>
<td class="r data">       4,594</td>
<td class="r data">     122,323</td>
<td class="r data">     113,466</td>
<td class="r data">       4,264</td>
<td class="r data">     166,849</td>
<td class="r data">         369</td>
<td class="r data">    41.0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     380,140</td>
<td class="r data">      15,864</td>
<td class="r data">     116,165</td>
<td class="r data">      99,331</td>
<td class="r data">       4,454</td>
<td class="r data">     143,958</td>
<td class="r data">         368</td>
<td class="r data">    39.5</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     353,592</td>
<td class="r data">      54,009</td>
<td class="r data">     111,511</td>
<td class="r data">      76,997</td>
<td class="r data">       4,796</td>
<td class="r data">     106,001</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    35.4</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     320,813</td>
<td class="r data">      70,551</td>
<td class="r data">     104,460</td>
<td class="r data">      64,627</td>
<td class="r data">       4,783</td>
<td class="r data">      76,157</td>
<td class="r data">         235</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      16,702</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         819</td>
<td class="r data">       3,725</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">      12,138</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
<td class="r data">    76.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      17,932</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         906</td>
<td class="r data">       4,053</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">      12,950</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">    76.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      19,341</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,266</td>
<td class="r data">       4,535</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">      13,495</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      18,829</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">       1,260</td>
<td class="r data">       4,558</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">      12,947</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      19,194</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">       1,473</td>
<td class="r data">       4,564</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">      13,003</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      18,615</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">       1,254</td>
<td class="r data">       4,687</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">      12,475</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      17,850</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">       1,166</td>
<td class="r data">       4,427</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">      12,003</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      16,521</td>
<td class="r data">         460</td>
<td class="r data">       1,136</td>
<td class="r data">       3,832</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">      10,952</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      14,995</td>
<td class="r data">       1,470</td>
<td class="r data">       1,007</td>
<td class="r data">       3,154</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">       9,234</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,206</td>
<td class="r data">       1,759</td>
<td class="r data">         837</td>
<td class="r data">       2,750</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">       7,731</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,402</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">         531</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         625</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,589</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">         605</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         690</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    43.4</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,648</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">         562</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         758</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">    57.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,889</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         347</td>
<td class="r data">         590</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         945</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    50.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,841</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         693</td>
<td class="r data">         644</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,479</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,582</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         531</td>
<td class="r data">         566</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">       1,467</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,616</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         541</td>
<td class="r data">         576</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">       1,471</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    56.4</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,742</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         513</td>
<td class="r data">         509</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,689</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,021</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">         441</td>
<td class="r data">         371</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">       1,135</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,117</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">         381</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,250</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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